As Russia wages war in Ukraine, NATO has fleshed out plans for a network of technology accelerators and test labs, paired with a €1B venture fund. The push to promote private sector innovation marks an almost ‘revolutionary’ shift
The government hopes public and private investments in new centre will help Bulgaria reverse brain drain and make the capital city Sofia a top destination for computer scientists
A European project to create a new digital twin of Planet Earth will forecast global reactions to changing climate variables. But the UK and Switzerland, despite contributing to plans for the project, may be left out.
The war in Ukraine prompts a series of new R&D collaborations on quantum, hypersonic and other military technologies – but also stirs some academic controversy in Europe
Survival rates from childhood cancers vary widely across the EU. Losing access to researchers and experts in the UK and Switzerland will make progress more difficult across Europe, scientists say
Proposed Digital Services Act targets big commercial platforms, but could put extra reporting burden on education and scientific repositories, digital archives and libraries
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